Vehicles



W. S. LAKIN.

EXTENSION BODY FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4. 1918.

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Be it known that l, WINFIELD S. Learn a citizen of the United States,and resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State oi New York,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Extension Bodiesfor Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicle bodies and more especially toextensions used in connection with the body the obiect oi the inventionbeing to adord the body the ap pearanoe of a passenger vehicle by providing a hood or boot for the rear of the same but which is to be removedwhen is desired to convert the vehicle into a delivery wagon and anextension is pulled out and locked. in addition to certain featuresdesigned to make the device a substantial load carrying vehicle otherdetails and objects are more fully described in the followingspecification, set forth in the appended claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1; is a perspective view of the vehicle body arranged forpassenger use.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the boot removed.

Fig. 3 shows the extension for carrying freight.

Fig. 4 shows a section. of one side of the extension in the vehiclebody.

Fig. 5 shows the construction oi? the outer end of the extension.

The present invention is especially de= signed for use by parties whomay desire to use an automobile as a passenger carrier for pleasure orwho may require a light business truck to transport goods, the devicebeing easily transformable for either purpose.

vehicle body of any type may be used and especially of that form knownas a runabout and where the seat is located about the center of thevehicle frame ii and where the rear part 12 of said frame is providedwith a boxing comprising side boards 13 each surmounted by a metal railis projecting from which is a threaded stud 15 that passes through aflange 16 on the inside of the lower edge of the boot 17,-Fig. a, and bywhich means, with a thumb-nut 18, the boot is held in place, presentingan attractive appearance when the vehicle is used "for passengers only.Access is given to the interior Patented July t3, 393%.

Application filed January =3, 35.318. Serial Etc. 210,268.

of the cowl by means oi a door 19 secured by means of latches 20.

When it is desired to adapt the vehicle for hauling and deliverypurposes the cowl is removed after releasing the flanges l6, and thebody will appear as shown in Fig. 2, with the extension within the rearpart of the frame. This extension consists oi a bottom 2-1 side pieces22 and an and piece 23, the latter also acting as the rear side'of theframe, as shown in Fig. 1. The side pieces are reduced at their innerends 2 so that they may pass over a bar 25 below the seat 16 and intoslots 26 in the back of the latter, and said side pieces play beneaththe rails 14 and are guided by the same and the boards 13 when theextension is drawn out, as shown in Fig. 3; it is locked in thatposition by the bolts 27 passing through a perforation in each sidepiece and each reduced end 2% and is titted with a wing nut 28 on theinside of the device, the same bolts being used to lock the extensionwithin the frame and passing through perforation 29 in the side pieces22, the bolts in both instances being rigid sup-= ports and firmlyuniting the parts so that there is no shaking or rattling of the partswhen occupying either position. To extend or retract the parts, however,the nut 28 must be removed to relocate the bolt in the perforations atthe dilierent end of the ex tension.

To complete the carrier as shown in Fig. 3 side rails 30 having verticalpins 31 are provided to fit into the straps '32, onthe inside of theextension and on the outside of the side boards 13 and they brace theextension in its operative position and are divided and hinged so theymay be folded and stored in the body.

In Fig. it will be seen that the bottom 13 of the body is provided withmetal strips or rails 33 and that the extension is provided withcorresponding rails 34 so that the wear is thrown on the strips as theextension is pulled in or out and at the same time the said strips orrails brace the extension.

To further brace the extension, the back piece 23 is attached to thesides as shown in Fig. 5 where its bolts 35 engage nuts 36 located inthe recesses 37. As will be seen in Fig. 3 the sides 13 are strengthenedby straps 38 on the inside.

This construction provides a strong and quickly changed to the closedshown in the first view;

substantial extension adapted to support considerable weight at itsouter end and be form of body It is obvious that the parts may beotherwise arranged or modified without departing from the essentialfeatures above described or from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a vehicle body, the combination with the body and seat of avehicle, of a boot for the rear of the body and adapted tobe removed, anextension fitting in the body, rails in the bottom of the body,cooperating rails on the underside of the extension, off-set rails onthe body and comprising a drawer ,over-lapping the extension, and siderails adapted to keep the drawer in its extended position.

2. In a vehicle body, the combination with a body and seat, of sideboards extending rearward from the seat, an extension comprising adrawer with reduced ends to fit beneath the seat, bolts locking andlimiting the movement of the extension, rails beneath the extension, aboot to cover the extension When closed, and side rails with dependingpins to fit in straps in the body and extension when the latter is drawnout.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings arid State of New York, this14th day of December, A. D. 1917. y

WINFIELD S. LAKIN.

